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Added on the 17/04/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
The mayor of Austin, Texas, told his constituents on a video call last month to 'stay home' and avoid unnecessary travel. The message was a bid to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus in the city and across Texas, as COVID-19 patients are already overwhelming hospitals. But according to Business Insider, Mayor Steve Adler, a Democrat, neglected to mention where he was when he filmed the public service announcement. In fact, he was speaking from a timeshare in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, to which he'd flown on a private jet shared with eight other family members and guests. The day before the flight, Adler had hosted a wedding for his daughter, with 20 attending. As of Wednesday, more than 13.8 million Americans have tested positive for coronavirus and over 272,400 have died. Texas is the second worst-hit state in the US. It's surpassed 1.25 million cases and 22,100 deaths.
About a week ago, California Governor Gavin Newsom attended a dinner party--with at least a dozen people--at an upscale Napa Valley restaurant. But on Friday, Newsom asked Californians to 'limit interactions to their immediate household.' The state recently surpassed 1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. According to Business Insider, critics and journalists swiftly slammed and called out the governor's actions as hypocritical. said he 'should have modeled better behavior.'
Madrid, Aug 21 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Manuel Única).-Local health authorities in Madrid on Friday urged residents of neighborhoods showing a considerable uptick in community transition to “stay at home” and avoid non-essential travel but ruled out a new lockdown for the time being. FOOTAGE OF THE STREETS OF MADRID.
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